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. >>> both president obama and republican rival mitt romney will talk policy and presidential politics -- both candidates are bracing for a busy week on the campaign trail. >> mitt romney campaign's in the rocky mountain battleground of colorado today and tomorrow. it's a close contest between the republican nominee and barack obama for the state's nine electoral votes. tuesday both will speak separately. after that, romney heads to ohio for a bus tour through the cut fastball swing state. >> i need ohio to help me become the next president. >> our polls in ohio say that obama has the upper hand inn for the state's 18 electoral votes. and while romney rolls through the state on wednesday, the president's going to be there as well. >> it is good in ohio, it is great to be in this beautiful setting. >> with the presidential debate closing in, both men will continue their debate press. >>> want to get to houston to a police shooting. an offer killed a schizophrenic double amputee after a policeman says that he advanced at him from his wheelchair. >> when officers arrived to speak to him,
. >>> both president obama and republican rival mitt romney will talk policy and presidential politics -- both candidates are bracing for a busy week on the campaign trail. >> mitt romney campaign's in the rocky mountain battleground of colorado today and tomorrow. it's a close contest between the republican nominee and barack obama for the state's nine electoral votes. tuesday both will speak separately. after that, romney heads to ohio for a bus tour through the cut fastball...
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can president obama romance the republicans? remember the 2012 election? done! next. now it's time to tackle the fiscal cliff, unless president obama and the republicans make some sort of deal. both sides first need to feel the political love. they're already flirting. >> tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> the american people have spoken. they've re-elected president obama and they've again re-elected a republican majority in the house of representatives. there's a mandate in yesterday's results it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges that we all face as a nation. >> oh, but political love is fleeting between democrats and republicans. although partisan bromance is possible. remember ronald and tip back when reeboks and stone washed jeans were hip? why no
can president obama romance the republicans? remember the 2012 election? done! next. now it's time to tackle the fiscal cliff, unless president obama and the republicans make some sort of deal. both sides first need to feel the political love. they're already flirting. >> tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. in the coming weeks and months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet...
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republicans are blasting mitt romney for his gifts comment, saying president obama won because he gave huge gifts to key groups like african-americans, hispanics and young voters. >> this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them first. and it is certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show you respect them and like them. >> i just think it's nuts. i mean, first of all, it's insulting. this would be like walmart having a bad week and going the customers have really been unru unruly. the job of a political leader in part is to understand the people. if we can't offer a better future that is believable to more people we're not going to win. >> i mean, we've got to give our political organizational activity, you know, a very serious proctology exam. i think that's the only -- we need to look everywhere. >> and so as the gop grapples with the election loss, are they scapegoating romney or searching for new identity. ? will
republicans are blasting mitt romney for his gifts comment, saying president obama won because he gave huge gifts to key groups like african-americans, hispanics and young voters. >> this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them first. and it is certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show you respect them and like them....
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. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us with his top ten lessons of 2012. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas. their father, the man who allegedly kidnapped them has been taken into custody. someone at a hotel recognized the boy from the amber alert and contacted police. much more in 30 minutes on their story. also spoke with their mom before she headed off to go pick up her two sons. hear what she told me by phone. >>> gangs and guns, a deadly mix in chicago that's getting more dire by the day. the city marked a grim milestone this week, 500 murders so far this year. it was a shooting on the city's west side thursday that pushed the number to 500. police say a 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a conven
. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us with his top ten lessons of 2012. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas....
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it goes from virginia to president obama and cost republicans the white house. virginia is a swing state and the race is really tight. the poll of likely voters taken after the republican convention but before the democratic convention show them in a dead tie, both with 48%. joe is an independent and proud television and been on with me a number of times. good to talk to you. fred o'donnell worked for the campaigns and most recently, thank you, bret and thank you joe. before we talk about this, did you guys listen to the conversation with debbie wassermann schultz. >> certainly did. >> what did you think, joe? >> i think the art of asking really authentic follow-up questions is sort of lost in the news media and needs to be done. the questioning was the kind that needs to be done and i don't think she came across as totally transparent, should we say. >> bret, do you know when you ask tough questions on the left, people on the left say i bet you don't do that on the right. when you ask on the right, people say you don't do that with the left. that's how you know
it goes from virginia to president obama and cost republicans the white house. virginia is a swing state and the race is really tight. the poll of likely voters taken after the republican convention but before the democratic convention show them in a dead tie, both with 48%. joe is an independent and proud television and been on with me a number of times. good to talk to you. fred o'donnell worked for the campaigns and most recently, thank you, bret and thank you joe. before we talk about this,...
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. >> you don't see obama brow beaten. he might say, those republicans are unbelievable. but he constantly feels he's child of destiny. that confidence is his strong suit. it also can lead you to overthinking you can move mountains when mountains move very slowly. >> as the bill sat in congress -- >> no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years until his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lu
. >> you don't see obama brow beaten. he might say, those republicans are unbelievable. but he constantly feels he's child of destiny. that confidence is his strong suit. it also can lead you to overthinking you can move mountains when mountains move very slowly. >> as the bill sat in congress -- >> no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when...
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president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, 0. but i am telling you, the claim that president obama weakened welfare reform work requirement is just not true. but they keep on running ads claiming it. do you want to know why? their campaign pollster said, we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers. now, finally i can say, that is true. i couldn't have said it better myself. people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. what new ideas do we bring to washington? i always give a one-word answer -- arithmetic. it's arithmetic. we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle-down. >> so tonight, president obama has a tough act to follow. just about 12 hours from now, he'll deliver his acceptance speech and try to convince voters he deserves another four years in the white house. keep in mind, obama is considered one of the most gifted speakers of his political generation. but he has a far different style than bill clinton. cnn's suzanne mal
president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, 0. but i am telling you, the claim that president obama weakened welfare reform work requirement is just not true. but they keep on running ads claiming it. do you want to know why? their campaign pollster said, we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers. now, finally i can say, that is true. i couldn't have said it better myself. people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. what new...
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months peaceful but now there is barack obambarack obama >>> republican presidential hopeful rick san store rum has the political world abuzz with his remarks that president obama believes in a phony theology. he says he wasn't referring to religion but values and says he doesn't doubt the president's christian faith but was a curious choice of words. i talked about it with lz granderson and cnn contributor will cain. so, will, rick santorum said he wasn't questioning the president's christianity, so why did he use the word theology? he's been around for awhile. he knows what he's doing. >> it's inappropriate. i don't know why he used it, don, but i do think it's an inappropriate use of verbiage. whether or not it's intended or not, it is going to have those implications for a broad rank of people out there. did he know that? i just can't get inside his mind. i can't be that strategic about it. i don't know but the bottom line is people will hear someone invoking religion in a way that is a non christi-christian reli context to say -- to suggest president obama isn't a christian. that
months peaceful but now there is barack obambarack obama >>> republican presidential hopeful rick san store rum has the political world abuzz with his remarks that president obama believes in a phony theology. he says he wasn't referring to religion but values and says he doesn't doubt the president's christian faith but was a curious choice of words. i talked about it with lz granderson and cnn contributor will cain. so, will, rick santorum said he wasn't questioning the president's...
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the obama campaign says it's false. it gives a sense as to how personal this campaign is going to get. i think the only thing that can change the narrative between now and next week when mitt romney goes overseas to watch the olympics is if mitt romney names his vice presidential running me mate. that will change all this and will be talk about that running mate. unclear if that's going to happen. the romney campaign says a decision has not been made. >> we had a fund-raiser today that mitt romney is part of. louisiana governor bobby jindal is there. it's expected to haul in a huge amount of money but i'm interested in jindal. >> that's right. the top advisor says the vice presidential selection process does not come up today. let's also make it clear that when ever mitt romney is in the room with one of these vice presidential running mates there are campaign photographers. there are advisors who are watching the body language and looking at how the two look together. all that gets fed into the process. whether or not
the obama campaign says it's false. it gives a sense as to how personal this campaign is going to get. i think the only thing that can change the narrative between now and next week when mitt romney goes overseas to watch the olympics is if mitt romney names his vice presidential running me mate. that will change all this and will be talk about that running mate. unclear if that's going to happen. the romney campaign says a decision has not been made. >> we had a fund-raiser today that...
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but the republicans think otherwise, mitt romney has narrowed a gap, president obama leads in a lot of polls in terms of women voters. but democrat strategists know that that is a winning block, the women voters. so they are seizing on this last comment in the debate about "binders full of women," take a listen about what happened a short while ago. >> they eliminate help for families who want to send their kids to college, like that beautiful baby over there. i don't blame her for crying. i don't blame that baby for crying. that baby -- that baby knows what is in store for him or her if romney wins. >> on tuesday, when governor romney was asked a direct question in the last debate about equal pay for women, he started talking about binders. binders. but all of a sudden romney claims he doesn't have a five trillion tax cut. where did it go? the president -- well you got it. the president has a new term. he calls it "romnesia". >> so shannon, first thing -- >> and the binders first, obviously, the other thing was not a besi-- binder's thing, he trying to quiet a baby, do they stand a ch
but the republicans think otherwise, mitt romney has narrowed a gap, president obama leads in a lot of polls in terms of women voters. but democrat strategists know that that is a winning block, the women voters. so they are seizing on this last comment in the debate about "binders full of women," take a listen about what happened a short while ago. >> they eliminate help for families who want to send their kids to college, like that beautiful baby over there. i don't blame her...
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there's a republican view that obama has mishandled the middle east and that's what portman and mccain were offering a supportive testimony on. what they didn't is that whether it was appropriate for mitt romney to be saying what he did in the midst of this violence and whether he was again, too quick on the draw so they can kind of vouch for him on substance, but not the instinct and readiness. >> benjamin netanyahu getting on the air on "state of the union," still being rather stern about the obama administration's approach to iran. does this say more about the relationship between netanyahu and obama or does it say more about the u.s. policies and israel or how the u.s. perhaps wants to tread carefully as it pertains to iran. the last thing this administration wants is yet another war to be involved in. >> i think what the u.s. can accept in terms of iranian capacity is probably different than what israel feels it can live with. on the other hand, there is also a long tradition here that benjamin netanyahu as the prime minister of israel has a more difficult relationship are democra
there's a republican view that obama has mishandled the middle east and that's what portman and mccain were offering a supportive testimony on. what they didn't is that whether it was appropriate for mitt romney to be saying what he did in the midst of this violence and whether he was again, too quick on the draw so they can kind of vouch for him on substance, but not the instinct and readiness. >> benjamin netanyahu getting on the air on "state of the union," still being rather...
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to go to the well with against obama? the most important point. it is a key voting time with ten states and 400 delegates at stake. but it will not be decisive. not yet. i think not for awhile. >> i want to ask you, follow up more. we hear a lot in the media about how long and grueling this race is compared to past years. is that true? is it really unusual to see so much uncertainty this late in the primary season? >> well, it's not unprecedented. it is unusual. 1988 when you had a lot of candidates in both parties running, it was up and down. we had the last presidential time around with hillary clinton and barack obama. but to have this many candidates and to have things this unclear at this late date is unusual. i don't subscribe to the idea, don, that in the end this will necessarily be hurtful for republicans. mitt romney is a much better candidate today than when he started out in iowa. i'm not saying he's a good or bad candidate, i'm saying he's better than he was. to go through 20 debates, all of these states, the
to go to the well with against obama? the most important point. it is a key voting time with ten states and 400 delegates at stake. but it will not be decisive. not yet. i think not for awhile. >> i want to ask you, follow up more. we hear a lot in the media about how long and grueling this race is compared to past years. is that true? is it really unusual to see so much uncertainty this late in the primary season? >> well, it's not unprecedented. it is unusual. 1988 when you had a...
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rice did say herself that with a lot of criticism coming from republicans and specifically john mccain has made some comments about her essentially saying that and that she do a maya culpa and retract what she has said or at least set it right. this controversy isn't going away, but let's listen to what ambassador rice did say. i made clear that it was preliminary, and that our investigation would give us the definitive answers. everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in good faith to provide the best assessment based on the information available. >> it doesn't appear that this will go away. that probably won't end it. as we know, there have been congressional hearings and also we have the fbi investigation and then the state department investigation as well. until those conclude, it may be very difficult to really put an end to this debate. >> jill dougherty, thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, president barack obama delivered his annual thanksgiving address giving thanks for the blessings we all share as americans. >> thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspec
rice did say herself that with a lot of criticism coming from republicans and specifically john mccain has made some comments about her essentially saying that and that she do a maya culpa and retract what she has said or at least set it right. this controversy isn't going away, but let's listen to what ambassador rice did say. i made clear that it was preliminary, and that our investigation would give us the definitive answers. everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in...
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>> you know, i have to tell you it's not as high as if you are a republican wanting to beat barack obama, as high as you would want. i'm at a polling station in hamilton county, which is incredibly important, and it encompasses cincinnati. there's been a trickle of voters here, not huge, and in terms of enthusiasm, that bar where i was, it was actually the former house speaker -- the house speaker's, i should say, family bar, and even john boehner's bar, his grandfather started it 75 years ago. i talked to his sister. even she says she's not enthusiastic. too much sparring. she said she's just going to flip a coin. >> how about that. maybe that's a sign of things to come tonight. thank you, dana bash. meanwhile, david mattingly standing by for us in georgia. newt gingrich hoping to get back in the win column here tonight. he is the favorite son in georgia, after all. >> reporter: that's right, brooke, and the headline coming out of super tuesday isn't going to be that newt gingrich won georgia. he probably is going to win georgia. this was his home state. this was his district here where
>> you know, i have to tell you it's not as high as if you are a republican wanting to beat barack obama, as high as you would want. i'm at a polling station in hamilton county, which is incredibly important, and it encompasses cincinnati. there's been a trickle of voters here, not huge, and in terms of enthusiasm, that bar where i was, it was actually the former house speaker -- the house speaker's, i should say, family bar, and even john boehner's bar, his grandfather started it 75...
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president obama, he's not letting the republicans get all the attention today. it is no coincidence, he's holding a super tuesday news conference next hour. it's his first this year. we're going to bring it to you live. the president will outline a plan to help homeowners who got slammed by the mortgage meltdown. he's also expecting to face some pretty tough questions on the economy. gas prices, iran's nuclear threat, and syria. >>> prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, he is pushing his campaign to get tough on iran and soon. he's meeting with lawmakers on the hill today to assert israel's right to defend itself if iran tries to build a nuclear weapon. [ explosion ] >>> the bloodbath continues in syria. opposition activists say 14 more people died today. as the government there trying to tighten the grip on the uprising. an opposition group says the military blasted a bridge used by people trying to escape across the border into lebanon. now, senator john mccain, he is speaking out, demanding action, including u.s. air strikes. >> if we want to stand by
president obama, he's not letting the republicans get all the attention today. it is no coincidence, he's holding a super tuesday news conference next hour. it's his first this year. we're going to bring it to you live. the president will outline a plan to help homeowners who got slammed by the mortgage meltdown. he's also expecting to face some pretty tough questions on the economy. gas prices, iran's nuclear threat, and syria. >>> prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, he is...
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. >> two other republican governors more recently the nevada governor and the utah governor both republicans. they asked the obama administration to give them the flexibility in dealing with welfare reform. the obama administration saying you can have that flexibility but you have to have a 20% increase in the number of people moving from welfare to work. >> all in the details. so many more details. >> those are important details. >> exactly. let me talk about what the president had to say on "60 minutes." this is something that was not aired surprisingly but put out on the web. it ended up on the cutting room floor but put on the web. it had to do with the question steve cross asked the president about the advertising that both are doing. >> do we see us going overboard in our campaign and mistakes that are made and areas where there is no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? that happens in politics. >> shouldn't we just have a fairer access as americans to real information whether it's the president or his challenger? they both should follow the same standards,
. >> two other republican governors more recently the nevada governor and the utah governor both republicans. they asked the obama administration to give them the flexibility in dealing with welfare reform. the obama administration saying you can have that flexibility but you have to have a 20% increase in the number of people moving from welfare to work. >> all in the details. so many more details. >> those are important details. >> exactly. let me talk about what the...
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the theory goes from virginia to president obama. virginia is a swing state and the race is really tight. cnn's pole of likely voters taken after the republican convention but before the democratic convention show that president obama and mitt romney in a dead tie. both with 48%. so joe is here with me. he is an independent and proud of it and he's been on with me a number of times, back in 2008 and before. thank you, sir. good to talk to you. brett o'donnell has worked for the mccain and bachmann campaigns and romney's camp early on in this campaign. thank you brett. >> good to be here. >> good to see you. before we talk about this virgil good, did you guys listen to the conversation with debbie wassermann schultz? >> yes, certainly did. >> di. >> as an independent, what did you think, joe? >> well, i think the art of asking really authentic follow-up questions is sort of lost in the news media these days and something that needs to be done. so i thought that the questioning was -- the kind of questioning that needs to be done and i
the theory goes from virginia to president obama. virginia is a swing state and the race is really tight. cnn's pole of likely voters taken after the republican convention but before the democratic convention show that president obama and mitt romney in a dead tie. both with 48%. so joe is here with me. he is an independent and proud of it and he's been on with me a number of times, back in 2008 and before. thank you, sir. good to talk to you. brett o'donnell has worked for the mccain and...
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that's obviously disconcerting to a lot of republicans. some of them like karl rove, for example, have repeatedly gone out there and suggested that these polls are biassed against the republicans because they're oversampling democrats, for example, as opposed to republicans. and as a result, don't trust these polls, they're not reliable. so it's sort of convenient for a lot of these republicans like karl rove to go after the nbc poll or the abc poll or cnn polls, but what they don't say is that the fox news polls are showing almost exactly the same thing. fox has some good polls. for example their most recent battleground states, in ohio and virginia, show obama ahead of romney by seven points. in florida, fox news poll shows the president ahead of romney by five points. very similar to all these other so-called mainstream poll numbers. you don't hear them complaining about the fox news polls. they're complaining about the others. so there is an imbalance there. if you take a look at all these polls, and we at cnn did a poll of polls, you
that's obviously disconcerting to a lot of republicans. some of them like karl rove, for example, have repeatedly gone out there and suggested that these polls are biassed against the republicans because they're oversampling democrats, for example, as opposed to republicans. and as a result, don't trust these polls, they're not reliable. so it's sort of convenient for a lot of these republicans like karl rove to go after the nbc poll or the abc poll or cnn polls, but what they don't say is that...
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the republican contender will make a concerted effort to lock arms with israeli leaders. that, of course, is to draw contrast in tense relationship between netanyahu and president obama. now after israel, romney heads to poland where he'll sit down with some of the nation's other current leaders. romney will have, of course, a lot on his plate when he returns from his foreign trip. there's the matter of picking a vice-presidential running mate and getting ready for the republican convention in august. jim acosta, cnn, manchester, new hampshire. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our clients, so they can take the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their footsteps can help the next generation find their own path. all of us serving you. us bank [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not ju
the republican contender will make a concerted effort to lock arms with israeli leaders. that, of course, is to draw contrast in tense relationship between netanyahu and president obama. now after israel, romney heads to poland where he'll sit down with some of the nation's other current leaders. romney will have, of course, a lot on his plate when he returns from his foreign trip. there's the matter of picking a vice-presidential running mate and getting ready for the republican convention in...
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bill clinton is the republican's secret weapon because he will outshine president obama or he will prove to people that perhaps president obama isn't bill clinton. what did bill do? he tackled it head-on. take a look. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> that was pretty clear. there's bill clinton, humble bill, saying obama's better than i am. >> reporter: i'm so glad you played that sound bite, ashleigh. when you talk to obama campaign officials, particularly before president clinton's speech last night, that was the crux of the message that they were desperate for him to get across for president obama on his behalf and on behalf of his campaign because you listened to speech after speech after speech in tampa last week of republicans. you look at their ads. you listened to mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail. all they say over and over again, it's the theme, you should be better of
bill clinton is the republican's secret weapon because he will outshine president obama or he will prove to people that perhaps president obama isn't bill clinton. what did bill do? he tackled it head-on. take a look. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> that was pretty clear. there's bill...
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why did president obama do this? because what's happening here now is republicans would very much, would they would like to do is force eric holder to resign. they would like to have a major, major resignation five months before the elections and claim one of the top officials of the united states in a quote, scandal. the president doesn't want to let that happen. he respects eric holder. he wants to fight. >> jessica, david's point was is th is such a bigger issue. this is election year politics. it's a public battle. it's less about the status of the attorney general. >> reporter: let me show you that a little more. there are two things i'd like to point out. we're not talking about the documents that relate to the actual case, the actual details of this case whether guns, how guns crossed the border, et cetera. what we're talking about is e-mails and documents that followed the investigation. they are looking to now subpoena documents about how should, what should we turn over, press inquiries related to the inves
why did president obama do this? because what's happening here now is republicans would very much, would they would like to do is force eric holder to resign. they would like to have a major, major resignation five months before the elections and claim one of the top officials of the united states in a quote, scandal. the president doesn't want to let that happen. he respects eric holder. he wants to fight. >> jessica, david's point was is th is such a bigger issue. this is election year...
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they're not thrilled with barack obama. they're not thrilled with what they see in the republican race. but once the republicans get a candidate, then i think the whole picture starts to shift and kind of flatten out a little bit because i do think this is going to end up being a very tight race. >> what about michigan? we know michigan, big primary looming there. mitt romney it's where he's from. his dad was governor. rick santorum is there today as well campaigning. how key is this state for both guys? >> oh, it's very key. look, mitt romney is going to have a very difficult time explaining if he loses. okay? as you point out, this is a state his dad was governor, not his home state but he's kind of claiming, you know. >> adopted home state. >> yeah, adoption. right, exactly. and what's very interestinging about the state of michigan is that it's got some very conservative voters, some evangelical voters and they seem to be attracted to rick santorum, not only because he's conservative and on the social issues he will agr
they're not thrilled with barack obama. they're not thrilled with what they see in the republican race. but once the republicans get a candidate, then i think the whole picture starts to shift and kind of flatten out a little bit because i do think this is going to end up being a very tight race. >> what about michigan? we know michigan, big primary looming there. mitt romney it's where he's from. his dad was governor. rick santorum is there today as well campaigning. how key is this...
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this is from the republican national convention when mr. ryan seemingly wanted to paint obama care as the boogie man to seniors. >> and the biggest, coldest power play at all in obama care came at the expense of the elderly. they just took it all away from medicare. $760 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. >> so here are the facts. all right? factcheck.org pointed this out. here's what medicare's chief actuary said this spring -- the president's affordable care act makes important changes to the medicare program an substantially improves its financial outlook. so l.z., when people talk about this and they point it out, no matters which side you are they will say someone needs to fact check the fact checkers even when their math is fuzzy. what the heck is going on here? who are we supposed to believe? >> i don't really know. i think for the last 40, if not 50 years, the american people have been grappling with the reality that our politicians lie to us. they manipulate us they tell us the things they think we want to hear fo
this is from the republican national convention when mr. ryan seemingly wanted to paint obama care as the boogie man to seniors. >> and the biggest, coldest power play at all in obama care came at the expense of the elderly. they just took it all away from medicare. $760 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. >> so here are the facts. all right? factcheck.org pointed this out. here's what medicare's chief actuary said this spring -- the president's affordable care act...
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president obama believes in a "phony theology." santorum said he was talking values and said he doesn't doubt the president's faith but it was a choice of words. so, will, rick santorum said this morning that he wasn't questioning the president's christianity. why did he use the word "theology?" >> it's inappropriate. i do think it is an inappropriate use of verbiage. whether or not it is intended or not it is going to have implications for a broad range of people out there. did he know that? i can't get inside his mind. the bottom line is people out there are going to hear someone invoking religion in a way that is a nonchristian religious context to suggest president obama isn't a christian. that is the bottom line. >> i think that is the way most people are reading it. do you think it was strategic? >> well, i tend to think that it was strategic. it was another code word using to remind people that he is different from us. >> i got it. so lz santorum said insurance companies shouldn't be required to cover prenatal testing becaus
president obama believes in a "phony theology." santorum said he was talking values and said he doesn't doubt the president's faith but it was a choice of words. so, will, rick santorum said this morning that he wasn't questioning the president's christianity. why did he use the word "theology?" >> it's inappropriate. i do think it is an inappropriate use of verbiage. whether or not it is intended or not it is going to have implications for a broad range of people out...
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president obama and congress must cut a deal, otherwise, massive tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in january 1st. democrats and republicans seem more in the mood to compromise after a series of meetings. >> i know these challenges won't be easy to solve. but we can do it if we work together. that's why on friday, i sat down with congressional leaders to discuss how we can reduce our deficit in a way that strengthens our economy and protects our middle class. it was a constructive meeting and everyone agreed that while we may have our differences, we need to come together, find solutions, and take action as soon as possible. >> for too long, partisan bickering has paralyzed washington, preventing members of both parties from reaching across the aisle to find common ground. that must stop. washington can't keep ducking the tough decisions. and the fiscal cliff we're headed toward provides an opportunity for both parties to change our country's irresponsible spending path. >> both sides may have to give ground to get a deal. the white house and democrats have pushed for increasing in
president obama and congress must cut a deal, otherwise, massive tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in january 1st. democrats and republicans seem more in the mood to compromise after a series of meetings. >> i know these challenges won't be easy to solve. but we can do it if we work together. that's why on friday, i sat down with congressional leaders to discuss how we can reduce our deficit in a way that strengthens our economy and protects our middle class. it was a constructive...
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president obama praising him for his personal leadership. remember, here in the united states, there has been a lot of criticism, especially on capitol hill from republicans, about egypt. and this is a way of president obama being able to make the case that perhaps for egypt there could be something in it. some people here, for example, have pushed for cutting funding to them, they get about $450 million a year from the united states. and this could be inoculation from that, by president obama, saying, look, he came to the fore, and he pushed for this agreement, this cease-fire and we'll have to see whether it is doable. but there was success in that. and then also the role of hillary clinton, you know. obviously her very intense shuttle diplomacy to try to carry out what the president wanted and her own ability to help smooth the way for this. >> jill dougherty, for years now, though, for six years at least, the u.s. and israel tried to politically isolate hamas. has that now completely failed? >> well, don't think they can completely isola
president obama praising him for his personal leadership. remember, here in the united states, there has been a lot of criticism, especially on capitol hill from republicans, about egypt. and this is a way of president obama being able to make the case that perhaps for egypt there could be something in it. some people here, for example, have pushed for cutting funding to them, they get about $450 million a year from the united states. and this could be inoculation from that, by president obama,...
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very difficult negotiations with conservatives, congressional republicans over the looming fiscal cliff which takes effect january 1st. there's been some criticism of mr. obama of taking this trip against the background of domestic issues as well as the conflict in gaza. nonetheless, the administration says this is part of the long term view. it's part of the united states pivot towards asia and they can multitask and deal with the crisis of the day. they are looking at the long view here which is why mr. obama is now visiting myanmar along with the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton. he'll only be on the ground for six or seven hours and then another history making trip when he visits cambodia for a summit. a security summit of asian nations. we're looking at live pictures now. you can see the media gathered outside there. we are expecting to see mr. obama emerge from that door there which is on the right of your screen which we can see. somewhere behind that curtain is president obama. he should be emerging soon to make comments. this will be a brief statement about his meeting.
very difficult negotiations with conservatives, congressional republicans over the looming fiscal cliff which takes effect january 1st. there's been some criticism of mr. obama of taking this trip against the background of domestic issues as well as the conflict in gaza. nonetheless, the administration says this is part of the long term view. it's part of the united states pivot towards asia and they can multitask and deal with the crisis of the day. they are looking at the long view here which...